We have our work cut out for us in the coming years. The threats to critical affordable and supportive housing programs that serve the poorest households and those with disabilities are real and significant. Become involved in planning the 2018 Congressional Reception!

NJCounts 2019

All twenty-one New Jersey Counties will be counting individuals and families who were homeless – both sheltered and un-sheltered - on the night of Wednesday January 23, 2019.This annual census is conducted by networks of organizations, agencies and others that plan community efforts to end homelessness and is coordinated by Monarch Housing on the statewide level.

The goal of the second Annual Homeless Sabbath is to engage as many congregations of all faiths to include readings in their service(s) held on December 15th, 16th and 17th, 2017, at their respective house of worship. Click here to register online to participate.

Congressional Reception Social Media

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On July 25th, Monarch Housing Associates and 35 other partners hosted the 2018 Congressional Reception at the Dirksen Senate Auditorium in Washington D.C. and social media amplified the messages. Advocates from all over the state of New Jersey gathered to listen to impact speakers share their experiences with homelessness.

If you missed the reception, you can still find out what you missed at the event by using social media. The Congressional Reception is on several social media platforms that you can follow.

The message that speakers wanted to leave with their elected officials is that any cuts to housing would be devastating to them and their families.

Despite the increasing need for affordable housing, the supply is extremely low.

Any cuts to federally funded affordable housing could cause millions of families to lose their homes.

In fact, housing is tied to many other important aspects of life, including health, education, happiness, employment, and more. Without a home, it is nearly impossible to succeed in any of these other aspects.

This is why the message of the reception was that opportunity truly starts at home, in support of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign launched earlier this year.

As a result, Monarch Housing Associates and those who attended the Congressional Reception used these hashtags:

Participate in Homeless Persons Memorial Day Vigil – attend the vigil and help remember our neighbors who died due to lack of housing and supportive services;

Engage – talk to your family, your neighbors, your co-workers and elected officials about homelessness in Union County and how we need to work together to end homelessness. To achieve that goal, we need to change the conversation and focus on the needs of our neighbors; and

Form a homeless ministry - Begin discussions that focus on what more your congregation can do to end homelessness.